10 Essential Woody Guthrie Songs You Must Hear

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1. This Land is Your Land

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2. Tear the Fascists Down

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3. Hobo's Lullaby

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4. I Ain’t Got No Home in This World Anymore

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5. Hard Traveling

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6. My Daddy (Flies A Ship in the Sky)

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7. Pastures of Plenty

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8. Little Black Train

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9. Rambling Round

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10. Talking Dust Bowl

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